Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7 URL Address Bar code injection
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component URL Address Bar. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-3892. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality of the component URL Address Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 7 allows remote attackers to spoof the URL address bar and other "trust UI" components via unspecified vectors, a different issue than CVE-2007-1091 and CVE-2007-3826.
The weakness was shared 10/09/2007 by Pierre Geyer with next.motion OHG as MS07-057 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3892 since 07/19/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102060 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100052 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS07-057)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS07-057 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36819), Tenable (102060), SecurityFocus (BID 25915†), OSVDB (37626†) and Secunia (SA27133†). The entries VDB-2958, VDB-3366 and VDB-37860 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
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Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 102060
Nessus Name: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653)
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OpenVAS ID: 102060
OpenVAS Name: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: MS07-057
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS07-057
Researcher: Pierre Geyer
Organization: next.motion OHG
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2007-3892 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3892
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3369
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X-Force: 36819
SecurityFocus: 25915 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 27133 - Internet Explorer Unspecified Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 37626
Vulnerability Center: 16463 - [MS07-057] Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerability Allows Address Bar Spoofing, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3437
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Entry
Created: 10/18/2007 09:49Updated: 03/15/2021 18:58
Changes: 10/18/2007 09:49 (57), 04/07/2017 12:01 (31), 03/15/2021 18:54 (7), 03/15/2021 18:58 (2)
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